How to Buy 20 Tokens

Published: January 10, 1992

To the Editor:

In "Let Bridge Commuters Buy 20 Tokens at a Time" (letter, Dec. 20), Josh Stern laments not being able to buy a 20-pack of tokens at a Triborough Bridge Authority crossing. He tells of a $2.10 "penalty" for buying two rolls of nine tokens each.

Since the elimination of the 20-pack some years ago, I have been a buyer of two nine-packs. The booth attendant gives you two rolls of nine tokens, one loose token and that trip: 20 tokens. Only once did a toll attendant shortchange me the one token, but gave it to me as soon as I got out of the car to point out the error.

I use the Triborough Bridge several times a day, driving a taxi to and from the airports. TOM CLEMENS Pelham, N.Y., Dec. 21, 1991